First chance to win tickets to 'Oscar Fan Experience'

Movie fans can
soon vie for seats at the most glamorous spot on Hollywood Boulevard, Oscar's
red carpet.

Beginning on
Monday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m., fans from around the world may enter online for a
random drawing for bleacher seats along the 85th Academy Awards red carpet.

There are only
700 seats available on the 500-foot-long walkway that leads into the Dolby
Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. Those who are selected will watch
and cheer Oscar nominees, presenters and other ceremony guests as they arrive
at the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. In addition to seats,
winners of the "Oscar Fan Experience" will be invited to watch the Academy
Awards at a nearby theater and will receive a fan gift bag.

The entry form
will be available at www.oscars.org/Insider.
The application process will close on Friday, Nov. 16, at 8 p.m. In previous
years, as many as 20,000 fans have entered the drawing for the limited number
of red carpet seats.

To be eligible
for the drawing, an individual must complete the entry form in its entirety.
Entries must be submitted online; they may not be returned via any other
method. Duplicate entries will not be accepted.

Those whose
names are selected in the random drawing will be notified in November. They
will then be required to submit additional information for security purposes
prior to final approval. Eligible attendees will receive a confirmation letter
in early January with information pertinent to the event. The Academy will not
be responsible for securing travel and/or hotel accommodations for winners of
the "Oscar Fan Experience."

Only those
individuals who have been pre-approved by the Academy will have access to the
bleachers.

Academy Awards
for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 24,
2013, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised
live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be
televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.